$310 ▲ +47.6%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $210
- 2016: $270
- 2021: $310
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Elder · State Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Elder
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A small proportion of homes in Elder have three or more bedrooms compared to most similar areas. This shift towards smaller dwellings is reflected in the local housing mix, where detached houses are less common than across the state. About 30% of the population now owns their home outright, and another 30% rent.
$310
▲ +47.6%
- $100–$118: 6 areas
- $118–$136: 1 area
- $136–$154: 0 areas
- $154–$171: 0 areas
- $171–$189: 4 areas
- $189–$207: 6 areas
- $207–$225: 10 areas
- $225–$243: 10 areas
- $243–$261: 21 areas
- $261–$279: 6 areas
- $279–$296: 16 areas
- $296–$314: 45 areas
- $314–$332: 33 areas
- $332–$350: 16 areas
- $350–$368: 38 areas
- $368–$386: 58 areas
- $386–$404: 44 areas
- $404–$421: 30 areas
- $421–$439: 21 areas
- $439–$457: 18 areas
- $457–$475: 12 areas
- $475–$493: 12 areas
- $493–$511: 6 areas
- $511–$529: 3 areas
- $529–$546: 3 areas
- $546–$564: 2 areas
- $564–$582: 4 areas
- $582–$600: 8 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Elder — lower than 71% of areas.
| Elder | $310 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $320 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $310, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. For those with mortgages, the usual monthly payment is $1,761, a figure that has risen by $161 since 2011.
$1,761 ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,600
- 2016: $1,625
- 2021: $1,761
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Elder splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (40%) and $350–$549 (36%), with Under $200 at 20%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Elder splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (35%) and $1,000–$1,799 (33%), with Under $1,000 at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Rental households make up 30.8% of the area, which is well above the South Australian figure, though this is a drop of 10 percentage points since 2011. Around 30.1% of homes are owned outright, slightly below the state average.
30.8% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.1% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Elder splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (31%), with Owned outright at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 66.6% of the local stock, far below the South Australian average of 78%. This explains why the 69.3% of homes with three or more bedrooms is well below both state and national figures.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
66.6% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
69.3% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 69.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Elder, Separate house is the majority at 67%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 21%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Elder, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 2 bedrooms (26%) and 4 bedrooms (18%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Elder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40011/elder/topic/housing-dwellings